friar's lantern

noun

ignis fatuus; will o' the wisp

Meanings

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground

Broader
lightvisible lightvisible radiation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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